Tracheostomy air filtration system

ABSTRACT

In the present invention, personal air filteration unit sold as SmartMouth™ has been attached to a column of valve connectors which are connected to a tracheostomy tube to provide a well sealed column of air directly from the air filter to the patient.

BACKGROUND

[0001] 1) Field of the Invention

[0002] This invention pertains to breathing devices for patients with tracheostomies.

[0003] 2) Description of the Related Art

[0004] Devices exist which may be utilized by patients with tracheostomies to humidify and to filter inhaled air. The prior art seems to be lacking, however, in a device which may be attached to a tracheostomy tube to provide for a well sealed column of air from the patient to the air filter to provide maximum filtered air to the patient.

[0005] In the present invention, a personal air filtration unit sold as SmartMouth™, available through Tri-Pact Enterprises, has been attached to a column of valve connectors, firstly to a cylindrical connector which is available through Instrumentation Industries which is then connected to a conical “multiadaptor” provided by Hudson, which is in turn connected to a trach swivel adaptor, such as a “double swivel elbow” by Intersurgical Co. and “trach swivel adaptor” by Marquest Medical Co., which is in turn connected to a patient's tracheostomy tube to provide a well sealed column of air directly from the air filter to the patient.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

[0006] In the present invention, a personal air filtration unit sold as SmartMouth™, available through Tri-Pact Enterprises, has been attached to a column of valve connectors, firstly to a cylindrical connector which is available through Instrumentation Industries which is then connected to a conical “multiadaptor” provided by Hudson, which is in turn connected to a trach swivel adaptor, such as a “double swivel elbow” by Intersurgical Co. and “trach swivel adaptor” by Marquest Medical Co., which is in turn connected to a patients' tracheostomy tube to provide a well sealed column of air directly from the air filter to the patient.

[0007] The SmartMouth™ personal air filtration unit includes an outer activated carbon pre-filter and an inner filter for particulate matter, as well as two flaps to prevent re-breathing of expired air.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0008]FIG. 1 is a frontal view of the invention.

[0009]FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the invention.

[0010]FIG. 3 is a side view of the intention.

[0011]FIG. 4 is a top view of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0012] The tracheostomy breathing aid as may be reviewed in FIGS. 1 and 3, entails a column of three connectors (6) comprised of trach swivel adaptor (2), and cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector (3) and conical valve connector (4), the latter which is, in turn, connected to the Smartmouth™ TM personal air filtration unit (5). The trach swivel adaptor (2) is connected at its superior aspect to patient's tracheostomy tube and at its inferior aspect to the superior aspect of cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector (3). The cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector (3) is connected at its inferior aspect to the narrow superior aspect of conical valve connector (4), the wide inferior aspect of conical valve connector (4) is connected to the Smartmouth™ Personal Air Filtration Unit (5). As may be reviewed in FIGS. 2 and 4, the trach swivel adaptor (2) connects to cylindrical multiadaptor connector (3) by way of insertion of the adaptor (2) into the connector (3) which is then tightly secured to adaptor (2) to help form a component of the well sealed column of air. The cylindrical multiadaptor connector (3) is connected to the conical valve connector (4) by way of inserting into the connector (4), which also helps to form another component of the well sealed column of air. The conical valve connector (4) is connected to Smartmouth™ Personal Air Filtration Unit (5) by fitting over a superior aspect of the unit (5) to form the last part of the well sealed column of air. 

1. I claim a tracheostomy breathing aid (1) providing a well sealed column of air from a tracheostomy tube to a known SmartMouth™ personal air filtration unit (5), said column produced by a connection of said tracheostomy tube to a trach swivel adaptor (2), in turn connected to a cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector (3), said connector (3) connected to narrow end of conical valve connector (4), said connector (4), in turn connected at its wide end to said SmartMouth™ personal air filtration unit (5).
 2. I claim, in a well sealed column of air as in claim 1 , a connection produced between said trach swivel adaptor (2) and said cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector (3), wherein said connection is formed by insertion of adaptor (2) into connector (3).
 3. I claim, in a well sealed column of air as in claim 1 , a connection between said cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector (3) and said conical valve connector (4), wherein said connection is formed by insertion of connector (3) into narrow superior end of connector (4).
 4. I claim, in a well sealed column of air as in claim 1 , a connection between said conical valve connector (4) to Smartmouth™ personal air filtration unit (5), wherein said connection is formed by wide inferior end of connector (4) fitting over a superior aspect of unit (5). 